Tuoba Jiuxiao nodded, agreeing with his thoughts: "I heard that Amoli came at that time, right?" ”

"It's true that he came, he came to the Prince's Mansion to visit Danzhen, and the strange thing is that on the day Ling'er disappeared, he didn't say goodbye, could it be a coincidence?"

Combine the chaotic threads and it's not hard to see that this can't be a coincidence.

That day, Lin Ling'er escaped with the help of Amoli, and then Amoli stayed with her, and they fled all the way to Taoyuan Town, Amoli had to go back because of something in the palace, so she took Lin Ling'er's mother and daughter back together?

It seems that the problem should be with Amory, he has always coveted Lin Ling'er, in order to get her, is he doing everything?

"Brother Yi, I have been sending someone to secretly investigate Ling'er's whereabouts, but unfortunately ......"

Mu Tianning looked a little sad.

Tuoba Jiuxiao already had a general judgment on this matter: "I don't blame you for this matter, don't blame yourself, you have worked very hard to help me take care of their mother and daughter, I should thank you." I'll take care of the rest. ”

"But ......"

Mu Tianning wanted to say something, but was interrupted by him: "Let's talk about the problem of Daegu." ”

He asked Mu Tianning to come out alone, and he wanted to ask not only about Lin Ling'er, because the role he played was not only her man, but also Tuoba Chong's son, Wu Yong's hope, and Mu Guxiong's grandson.

Speaking of Daegu, Mu Tianning said: "Brother Yi, I said something I hope you don't get angry, my father said that you didn't tell you before you came back, but secretly entered the city and went out of the city, obviously there is an attempt, he is afraid that you will be a master and support the army, and he is unwilling to hand over the land of Daegu to him, and if you want to establish yourself as the king, you will definitely pose a threat to Wani in the future, so he wants to get rid of you." He no longer regards you as his own grandson, and in the face of power, he chose to sacrifice you. ”

After a moment of silence, he said again, "Brother Yi, I just want to know, now that I am not only your brother-in-law, but also Prince Wani, do you still regard me as your good brother-in-law?" Now that the righteous brother has the right in his hands, will you also sacrifice the friendship between us for the sake of power, just like your father? ”

Hearing him say this, Tuoba Jiuxiao felt comforted, no matter what, his sixteen years of sincerity on Mu Tianning were not in vain.

"Tianning, the right is in me, it's just a passing cloud, you should know what I really care about."

This was what he said in his heart, and it also gave Mu Tianning a reason to continue calling him a righteous brother.

Mu Tianning's heart moved: "I know, in the past, what you cared about was revenge, but now, what you care about is your wife and children, right?" ”

Tuoba Jiuxiao tugged at the corners of his lips and smiled: "Those who know me, Tianning also." ”

Maybe after Lin Ling'er appeared, there was only one thing he cared about, but revenge was his responsibility, and he couldn't help but complete it, which caused today's situation.

"What are you going to do?"

Mu Tianning asked, "Brother Yi should know that my father can't hand over the bell." ”

Speaking of this, Tuoba Jiuxiao obviously saw the worry on his face, if he had a conflict with Mu Guxiong, the most difficult person to do would be Mu Tianning, he was very worried about what he would do if Mu Guxiong couldn't hand over Lin Ling'er.

"What do you want me to do?"

Tuoba Jiuxiao asked rhetorically.

Mu Tianning's face showed embarrassment: "I can't control my father, and I can't control you, I can only hope that that bloody scene won't happen between you." In fact, I know that if you really fall into a war, your father will not be your opponent, but now it is not beneficial to you, after all, your army has not returned to the court, and it should be more than auspicious to contend with your father with 20,000 troops, right? ”

Wei Dun, he continued, "Three days later, my father will not be able to hand over the bell, which proves that he lied in front of everyone, and he will lose face at that time, but you should know your father very well, he will not let himself fall into such an embarrassing situation, he will definitely not admit defeat, let alone give up the low-hanging fruit, I think he will mobilize troops, kill you by surprise, and then wave his army south, gather all the Wani troops, and take Daegu into his pocket." ”

"Are you afraid...... Will I lose? ”

Tuoba Jiuxiao asked with interest.

"No, you don't necessarily lose, but you don't necessarily win, do you?"

"So what?"

"So, I want to ask my brother for something."

Tuoba Jiuxiao didn't respond, he seemed to have guessed what Mu Tianning wanted to say, and just waited quietly.

Sure enough, Mu Tianning hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Yi, for the sake of my father who took you in and raised you for many years, no matter whether he has true feelings for you or not, and whether he is using you or not, just treat it as a ...... Just take it as a repayment for his efforts in the past 20 years, Ling'er's matter, can you ...... Don't bother with him? ”

Tuoba Jiuxiao smiled lightly: "Your request is just that simple? ”

If he can ask like this, he naturally knows that Mu Tianning's request will not be so simple.

"I ......"

"Say, since you're here, I naturally won't let you come in vain."

As soon as the words fell, Mu Tianning actually knelt down with a plop: "Brother Yi, even if you don't want to hand over the Daegu country, can you make some concessions a little so that your father can not lose the prestige of the Son of Heaven in front of the ministers, after all, he is the king of a country, and he is also my father, your ...... Grandfather! ”

Tuoba Jiuxiao helped Mu Tianning up: "You are the crown prince, the future lord of the country, only others kneel to you, there is no reason for you to kneel to others, including me!" ”

Mu Tianning's eyes turned red, and the words that Tuoba Jiuxiao once told him sounded in his ears: "You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders......

He never thought of competing with him for the Wani River, but now that his father wanted to take away the one that originally belonged to him, he actually had the cheekiness to beg him for alms, and he was so ashamed that he wanted to hide.

"Tianning, if the lord of the country didn't attack Ling'er, this time I came back, I originally planned to give Daegu the rivers and mountains in full, but there is no Ling'er here, this qiē is all due to the lord of the country, so I changed my mind."

His eyes deepened, "I didn't plan to make concessions, for the sake of Ling'er, I must become the king of Daegu!" I'm going to stand at the top of the mountain, just to let her know that wherever she goes, she can see me when she looks back. If I can't find her, let her come to me, and if she goes too far and can't see her, I'll take more and stand on a higher peak until she can see me. ”

Take more of the country? Does that also include Vani?

Mu Tianning's heart was constricting, and he seized the country, not for power, but for a woman, this is an unheard of reason for him, and I am afraid it is also the most touching reason in the world!

"Brother Yi, I just want to ask you, if one day someone kidnaps Ling'er and threatens you and forces you to hand over the country that you have fought so hard, what will you do?"

He really wanted to know about the fact that no one would give up the right to rule the world, especially men.

Tuoba Jiuxiao looked into the distance, the corners of her lips slowly hooked, and there, there seemed to be her fluttering figure: "If one day, someone uses a bell to exchange rivers and mountains with me, I will say thank you to him." If anyone wants to exchange the whole world for my bell, sorry, no. ”

Looking at his indifferent face, Mu Tianning lowered his head in shame, compared with Tuoba Jiuxiao, his love is so small and insignificant, he even let other women conceive his child, it turns out that he is so indulgent and unprincipled in love, and now he knows that Lin Ling'er's choice is the most correct.

"I see......"

He muttered that he was ashamed to talk to someone who didn't care about power.

"Back to the question just now, I can make concessions, but not for the sake of the lord, but for you. I will cede the five cities of Daegu to you, remember, for you, not for Vani. I promised the lord that I would not threaten your current position, but that doesn't mean I would give up on Wani. I want to tell you that I will not let you be hurt at any time, and that one day, if I want to take Vani, I will still guarantee that the five cities will be safe and sound. ”

He looked at Mu Tianning, his wise eyes went straight to the bottom of his heart, "Are you satisfied with such a concession?" ”

Mu Tianning looked at him steadily, he knew that Tuoba Jiuxiao had never been a ruthless person, this time, it was only to blame the lord of the country for touching the most untouchable and untouchable, and it was not easy for him to give up five cities to him.

What else could he say? Five cities, that is something that many people will never get in a lifetime, which contains too much bloodshed and sacrifice, and unattainable rights.

At the same time, Tuoba Jiuxiao is also conveying a message to him, one day, he is likely to swallow Wani together, such a big world, he is just to accommodate one person!

But where is that person now?

The sun in the desert is always poisonous, and the occasional drop of rain does not quench the heat.

Lin Ling'er felt fortunate that since entering the desert, in addition to being a little painful when sleeping at night, she has not encountered sandstorms, wolf attacks, sand bandits, and has never encountered a water shortage crisis, which is a great luck in the desert journey.

But she knows that luck will not accompany a person forever, angels and horses stumble and break their wings, let alone people?

The temperature difference between morning and evening in the desert is very large, and even if you snuggle up with a camel and cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep at night, you are still shivering with cold, and after sunrise, your body gradually becomes sunburned.

She took out the sheepskin water bag, gave Qiqi and the cicada some water first, and then took a sip of it carefully, and rode on the camel to look around, it was simply wishful thinking to see an oasis here.

How long will it take to get out of the desert?

Sighing in his heart, Zhu Guli suddenly rushed to her side from the front of the team, swallowed his saliva and said, "Senior sister, the one who led the way called me to tell everyone, there are often sand bandits in this area, so let everyone be careful." Once you unfortunately encounter sand bandits, don't resist, there are two kinds of sand bandits on this road, one is as long as the goods don't want people, and the other is that they want goods, and people won't let them go......"

"People won't let it go?"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Ling'er couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you let it go?" ”